India has expressed concern over repeated attacks on the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, following lynching incidents in Mymensingh and Rajbari.
New Delhi: In response to the most recent killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, India has taken strong action, calling a series of recent instances that target members of the minority community “worrisome” and cautioning that such violence cannot be disregarded.
Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, stated in a statement on Friday that New Delhi had paid close attention to the events occurring on the other side of the border. The Foreign Ministry denounced the violence against Hindus, stated that the attacks “cannot be brushed aside,” and expressed hope that those involved will be found and held accountable.
“The recent events in Bangladesh are well known to all of us. We have been keeping a careful eye on them, and I have periodically updated you on the state of law and order. It is quite concerning that extremists in Bangladesh continue to target minorities, such as Christians, Buddhists, and Hindus, Jaiswal said.
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“We expect that the criminals will be held accountable for the recent horrific murder of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh. Independent sources have recorded more than 2,900 instances of violence against minorities during the interim administration, including murders, arsons, and land grabs. The spokesperson went on, “These incidents cannot be written off as political violence or as merely media exaggerations.”
In addition to the increasing number of violent occurrences involving members of the minority group in recent weeks, the comments were made the day after another Hindu man was lynched in Bangladesh.
Murder in Rajbari
The most recent occurrence occurred on Wednesday in Rajbari town’s Pangsha upazila, around 145 kilometers west of Dhaka, according to local media in Bangladesh. According to police, the victim, Amrit Mondal, was beaten to death by locals after being accused of extortion, as reported by The Daily Star.
According to police, Mondal was thought to be in charge of a criminal organization that engaged in extortion and other illicit operations. He and a number of colleagues are accused of trying to extort money from a resident’s house on the day of the event. After the group was accosted by locals, Mondal was severely beaten. After learning of the situation, the police raced to the location and saved Mondal, who was in severe condition. After being brought to a hospital, the physicians pronounced him dead at roughly two in the morning.
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Afterwards, a post-mortem investigation of Mondal’s body was sent to Rajbari Sadar Hospital. Following the incident, the most of his claimed associates left the area, but according to police, one individual was taken into custody and weapons were found in his hands. Additionally, according to investigators, Mondal was the subject of at least two cases, including one involving murder.
The Lynching in Mymensingh
The Rajbari murder happened a few days after a lynching of another Hindu man in Mymensingh, which caused a great deal of indignation.
The victim, Dipu Das, was a factory worker in Mymensingh city, which is around 112 kilometers north of Dhaka. In other sources, she was also referred to as 25-year-old Dipu Chandra Das. Police and local media report that he was attacked due to accusations of blasphemy.
Das was initially assaulted by a mob outside a factory on Thursday night, according to the police. Later, he was hung from a tree. Traffic stopped on both sides of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after the crowd burned his body that had been dumped on the side of the road after the murder.
Videos of the lynching went viral on social media, inciting people’s fear and rage.